# 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽
## Gothic
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sōkijaną.

### Verb

𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 • (sōkjan)
* to seek, look for
** 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, John 7:11:
    𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌿𐌷 𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌴𐌹𐍃 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌹𐌽 𐌸𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌹 𐌳𐌿𐌻𐌸𐌰𐌹 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌿𐌽: 𐍈𐌰𐍂 𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃?þanuh iudaieis sōkidēdun ina in þizai dulþai jah qēþun: ƕar ist jains?Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he? (KJV)
** 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Luke 2:44:
    𐌷𐌿𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍉𐌽𐌰 𐌹𐌽 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌼 𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽 𐌵𐌴𐌼𐌿𐌽 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃 𐍅𐌹𐌲 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌹𐌽 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌼 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌹𐌽 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌼.hugjandōna in gasinþjam ina wisan qēmun dagis wig jah sōkidēdun ina in ganiþjam jah in kunþam.But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance. (KJV)
** 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Mark 8:11:
    𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌿𐌽 𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌹𐌴𐌹𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌳𐌿𐌲𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌿𐌽 𐌼𐌹𐌸𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌳𐌿 𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌽 𐌿𐍃 𐌷𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌽𐌰, 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌹𐌽𐌰.jah urrunnun fareisaieis jah dugunnun miþsōkjan imma sōkjandans du imma taikn us himina, fraisandans ina.And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him. (KJV)
** 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Mark 14:55:
    𐌹𐌸 𐌸𐌰𐌹 𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌿𐌼𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰 𐍃𐍉 𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍃 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌹𐌴𐍃𐌿 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍅𐍉𐌳𐌹𐌸𐌰 𐌳𐌿 𐌰𐍆𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽 𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌽𐌹 𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌴𐍄𐌿𐌽.iþ þai auhumistans gudjans jah alla sō gafaurds sōkidēdun ana iēsu weitwōdiþa du afdauþjan ina jah ni bigētun.And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found none. (KJV)
* to seek to, desire, go about
** 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, John 7:4:
    𐌽𐌹 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 𐌰𐌿𐌺 𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌲𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐍈𐌰 𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌸 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌸 𐍃𐌹𐌺 𐌿𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽. 𐌾𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌹𐍃, 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐌸𐌿𐌺 𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌱𐌰𐌽 𐌸𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌹 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍃𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌹.ni manna auk in analaugnein ƕa taujiþ jah sōkeiþ sik uskunþana wisan. jabai þata taujis, bairhtei þuk silban þizai manasēdai.For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world. (KJV)
** 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Luke 9:9:
    𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌵𐌰𐌸 𐌷𐌴𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐍃: 𐌹𐍉𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌿 𐌹𐌺 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌸 𐌰𐍆𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍄, 𐌹𐌸 𐍈𐌰𐍃 𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐍃𐌰, 𐌱𐌹 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌴𐌹 𐌹𐌺 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺? 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽.jah qaþ hērōdēs: iōhannau ik haubiþ afmaimait, iþ ƕas ist sa, bi þanei ik hausja swaleik? jah sōkida ina gasaiƕan.And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him. (KJV)
** 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Luke 17:33:
    𐍃𐌰𐌴𐌹 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌸 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌰 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽, 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌵𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌹, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍃𐌰𐌴𐌹 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌵𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌹 𐌹𐌽 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰, 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍃𐌾𐌹𐌸 𐌸𐍉.saei sōkeiþ saiwala seina ganasjan, fraqisteiþ izai, jah saei fraqisteiþ izai in meina, ganasjiþ þō.Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it. (KJV)
** 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Mark 11:24:
    𐌳𐌿𐌸𐌸𐌴 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃: 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐍄𐌰 𐌸𐌹𐍃𐍈𐌰𐌷 𐌸𐌴𐌹 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌸, 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌸 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌸, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃.duþþē qiþa izwis: allata þisƕah þei bidjandans sōkeiþ, galaubeiþ þatei nimiþ, jah wairþiþ izwis.Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. (KJV)
** 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Mark 12:12:
    𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍉𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 𐌸𐍉 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌴𐌹𐌽; 𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌸𐌿𐌽 𐌰𐌿𐌺 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐌳𐌿 𐌹𐌼 𐌸𐍉 𐌲𐌰𐌾𐌿𐌺𐍉𐌽 𐌵𐌰𐌸. 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌹𐌸𐌿𐌽.jah sōkidēdun ina undgreipan jah ōhtēdun þō managein; frōþun auk þatei du im þō gajukōn qaþ. jah aflētandans ina galiþun.And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way. (KJV)
** 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Romans 10:3:
    𐌿𐌽𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌰𐌿𐌺 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌹𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌿𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽, 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌹𐍃 𐌽𐌹 𐌿𐍆𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽.unkunnandans auk gudis garaihtein jah seina garaihtein sōkjandans stiurjan, garaihtein gudis ni ufhausidēdun.For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. (KJV)
** 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 1 Corinthians 10:33:
    𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍅𐌴 𐌹𐌺 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌼 𐌰𐌻𐌻 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰, 𐌽𐌹 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐌼𐌹𐍃 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌺 𐍃𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌹, 𐌰𐌺 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌼 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌼, 𐌴𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰.swaswē ik allaim all leika, ni sōkjands þatei mis bruk sijai, ak þatei þaim managam, ei ganisaina.Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved. (KJV)
** 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Galatians 2:17:
    ...𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌴𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌹 𐌳𐍉𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 𐌹𐌽 𐍇𐍂𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿, 𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌹 𐍃𐌹𐌾𐌿𐌼 𐌾𐌰𐍃-𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌱𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌹, 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌿 𐍇𐍂𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍃 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌱𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃? 𐌽𐌹𐍃-𐍃𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌹....sōkjandans ei garaihtai dōmjaindau in xristau, bigitanai sijum jas-silbans frawaurhtai, þannu xristus frawaurhtais andbahts? nis-sijai.But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid. (KJV)
* to ask for, require
** 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Luke 1:63:
    𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐍃 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐍃𐍀𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌰 𐌽𐌰𐌼 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃: 𐌹𐍉𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌴𐍃 𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐌽𐌰𐌼𐍉 𐌹𐍃; 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌹.iþ is sōkjands spilda nam gahmēlida qiþands: iōhannēs ist namō is; jah sildaleikidēdun allai.And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all. (KJV)
** 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Nehemiah 5:18:
    𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌰𐍃 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌵𐌿𐌼𐌰𐌽 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃 𐍈𐌹𐌶𐌿𐌷 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌿𐍂 ·𐌰· 𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌱𐌰 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌰 ·𐌵· 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 ·𐌰· 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍅𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐍅𐌰𐍃 𐌼𐌹𐍃; 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌱𐌹 ·𐌹· 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐍆 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌹 𐌸𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌹 𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌿𐍃𐌽𐌰𐌹 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌹 𐌸𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌹 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌴𐌹𐌽; 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌸𐍉 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌸𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍃 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌹𐍃 𐌽𐌹 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌰, 𐌹𐌽 𐌸𐌹𐍃 𐌴𐌹 𐌽𐌹 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌿 𐌸𐍉 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐌹𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌼 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐍄𐍅𐌰𐌼...jah was fraquman dagis ƕizuh stiur ·a· lamba gawalida ·q· jah gaits ·a· gamanwida was mis; jah bi ·i· dagans gaf wein allai þizai filusnai jah allai þizai managein; jah ana þō alla hlaif fauramaþleis meinis ni sōkida, in þis ei ni kauridēdjau þō managein in þaim waurstwam...Now that which was prepared for me daily was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this required not I the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people. (KJV)
* to question, reason, dispute
** 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, John 16:19:
    𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐌴𐍃𐌿𐍃 𐍅𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌿𐌷 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌽𐌰𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌵𐌰𐌸 𐌹𐌼: 𐌱𐌹 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌸 𐌼𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃 𐌼𐌹𐍃𐍃𐍉 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐌵𐌰𐌸: 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌹𐌻 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌽𐌹 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌹𐌸 𐌼𐌹𐌺, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐍆𐍄𐍂𐌰 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌹𐌻 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌹𐌸 𐌼𐌹𐌺.iþ iēsus wissuh þatei wildēdun ina fraihnan jah qaþ im: bi þata sōkeiþ miþ izwis missō þatei qaþ: leitil jah ni saiƕiþ mik, jah aftra leitil jah gasaiƕiþ mik.Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye enquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me? (KJV)
** 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Mark 9:10:
    𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 𐌳𐌿 𐍃𐌹𐍃 𐌼𐌹𐍃𐍃𐍉 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃: 𐍈𐌰 𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 𐌿𐍃 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌼 𐌿𐍃𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽?jah þata waurd habaidēdun du sis missō sōkjandans: ƕa ist þata us dauþaim usstandan?And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean.(KJV)
** 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Mark 9:16:
    𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌱𐍉𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍃: 𐍈𐌰 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌸 𐌼𐌹𐌸 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌼?jah frah þans bōkarjans: ƕa sōkeiþ miþ þaim?And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them? (KJV)
** 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Mark 12:28:
    𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌳𐌿𐌰𐍄𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌸𐌹𐌶𐌴 𐌱𐍉𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌴, 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃, 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰 𐌹𐌼 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐍉𐍆, 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷 𐌹𐌽𐌰: 𐍈𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌰 𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌿𐍃𐌽𐌴 𐍆𐍂𐌿𐌼𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰?jah duatgaggands ains þizē bōkarjē, gahausjands ins samana sōkjandans, gasaiƕands þatei waila im andhōf, frah ina: ƕarja ist allaizō anabusnē frumista?And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all? (KJV)
** 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Mark 14:11:
    𐌹𐌸 𐌴𐌹𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐍆𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌿𐌽 𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽; 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐍈𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌱𐌰 𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐍅𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌹.iþ eis gahausjandans faginōdēdun jah gahaihaitun imma faihu giban; jah sōkida ƕaiwa gatilaba ina galēwidēdi.And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him. (KJV)
** 6th century ad, anonymous author, Skeireins 4:2, translated by William H. Bennett:
    𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌽𐌿 𐍃𐌹𐍀𐍉𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌼 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌼, 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌼 𐌱𐌹 𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌺𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐌳𐌿 𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌿𐌼 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌼 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌼 𐍃𐌹𐍃: 𐍂𐌰𐌱𐌱𐌴𐌹, 𐍃𐌰𐌴𐌹 𐍅𐌰𐍃 𐌼𐌹𐌸 𐌸𐌿𐍃 𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐍂 𐌹𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌿, 𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌴𐌹 𐌸𐌿 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍅𐍉𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌴𐍃, 𐍃𐌰𐌹 𐍃𐌰 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍀𐌴𐌹𐌸, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌳 𐌳𐌿 𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰 — 𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌷 𐌿𐌽𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌸𐍉 𐌱𐌹 𐌽𐌰𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳; 𐌹𐌽𐌿𐌷 𐌸𐌹𐍃 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃: 𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻 𐍅𐌰𐌷𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽, 𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐌺 𐌼𐌹𐌽𐌶𐌽𐌰𐌽.eiþan nu sipōnjam seinaim, þaim bi swiknein du iudaium sōkjandam jah qiþandam sis: rabbei, saei was miþ þus hindar iaurdanau, þammei þu weitwōdidēs, sai sa daupeiþ, jah allai gaggand du imma — nauh unkunnandans þō bi nasjand; inuh þis laiseiþ ins qiþands: jains skal wahsjan, iþ ik minznan.Since now his disciples had reasoned with the Jews about purification and had said to him, "Rabbi, He Who was with you beyond the Jordan, to Whom you gave testimony, behold, He is baptizing, and all are going to Him." They being still unaware of these things concerning the Saviour, he therefore teaches them with the words "He must increase, but I must decrease."

#### Conjugation

Class 1 weak :
| Infinitive | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 sōkjan | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 sōkjan | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 sōkjan |
| Indicative | Present | Past | Present passive |
| 1st singular | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰 sōkja | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌰 sōkida | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 sōkjada |
| 2nd singular | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃 sōkeis | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌴𐍃 sōkidēs | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌶𐌰 sōkjaza |
| 3rd singular | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌸 sōkeiþ | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌰 sōkida | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 sōkjada |
| 1st dual | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐍉𐍃 sōkjōs | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿 sōkidēdu | — |
| 2nd dual | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 sōkjats | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐍄𐍃 sōkidēduts | — |
| 1st plural | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌼 sōkjam | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌼 sōkidēdum | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 sōkjanda |
| 2nd plural | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌸 sōkeiþ | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌸 sōkidēduþ | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 sōkjanda |
| 3rd plural | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳 sōkjand | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 sōkidēdun | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 sōkjanda |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past | Present passive |
| 1st singular | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌿 sōkjau | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌿 sōkidēdjau | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 sōkjaidau |
| 2nd singular | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍃 sōkjais | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 sōkidēdeis | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 sōkjaizau |
| 3rd singular | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌹 sōkjai | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌹 sōkidēdi | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 sōkjaidau |
| 1st dual | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 sōkjaiwa | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 sōkidēdeiwa | — |
| 2nd dual | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 sōkjaits | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 sōkidēdeits | — |
| 1st plural | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 sōkjaima | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 sōkidēdeima | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 sōkjaindau |
| 2nd plural | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌸 sōkjaiþ | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 sōkidēdeiþ | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 sōkjaindau |
| 3rd plural | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 sōkjaina | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 sōkidēdeina | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 sōkjaindau |
| Imperative | | | |
| 2nd singular | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌴𐌹 sōkei | | |
| 3rd singular | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 sōkjadau | | |
| 2nd dual | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 sōkjats | | |
| 2nd plural | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌸 sōkeiþ | | |
| 3rd plural | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 sōkjandau | | |
| | Present | Past | |
| Participles | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 sōkjands | 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌹𐌸𐍃 sōkiþs | |

#### Derived terms

* 𐌼𐌹𐌸𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 (miþsōkjan)
* 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 (sōkareis)
* 𐌿𐍃𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 (ussōkjan)

#### Related terms

* 𐍃𐌰𐌺𐌰𐌽 (sakan)
* 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌽𐍃 (sōkns)